The doors are labeled plainly enough. How any of them could lead you out of this maze, you don't even consider it. I've told you the price, and you've paid it and if the door marked "3" doesn't bring you to safety, it doesn't matter much what you do, you think to yourself. You drift towards it, your throat still raw, and turn the knob, stepping through.
I wait patiently for your arrival. I've got all the time in the world. The passageway you're in will be well lit. But it still takes you a few minutes to get here, especially since you're not walking steadily yet.
Ah, a tunnel, that's how it will lead me out, how come no one on the outside noticed this tunnel you question.
You stagger towards it as quickly as you can, your handle trailing along the wall.
I sit in the only dark corner of the room. The rest of the room is mostly bare except for the large unremarkable wooden desk in the middle of it with a few books and two candles on either end that's way too bright to be normal candles.
I had those enchanted some time ago, they 'burn' brighter and hotter. Though it produces wax the candles do not burn down.
You step into the room, eyes adjusting yet again. You don't immediately see another door, so you step in further.
I watch unmoving from the shadows watching you try to figure out the room. I wonder if you'll figure it out for yourself. Maybe you're just as dumb as you look. But that doesn't really matter for my needs. Your body is all I care for.
As you approach the desk, your heart beats faster and louder. My heightened senses granted to me hundreds of years ago when I became a vampire. Your brain still hasn't come back to reality as you try to make out the words on the books.
"Silly girl" those books are way too advanced for you, "I am glad you choose to come back to me though." I remain seated as I speak.
"I knew you couldn't resist your basic slut desires."
You spin around, but still unable to see me, but you keep the desk between yourself and the source of my voice. You glance towards the door you'd just come through, but running seems pointless. I move as though by magic. "Choose...?" you rasp, your throat still sore. "You said--the price--"
"Yes that's right." I cut you off, "and you paid up though reluctantly and I gave you the answer."
I continue as matter of factly, "I also said you can come back if you want to stay. Clearly you've embraced your inner slut cause you're standing in my room instead of in the free world."
Your mine is blown, had you taken the wrong door? Just three doors and all of them had been clearly labeled or so you thought. You try to search your mind for what you'd seen in that previous room. You remember I told you to go through door number 3...don't remember me saying you could choose to come back at all. You'd taken the door you were told to, hadn't you? That tunnel, was it not straight? You blink, your mind foggy. You look again absent mindedly at the books on the desk.
I take in your confused and scared face.
"Either you're not able to read numbers or you want to be my personal plaything." I say mockingly.
"You're better off here with me. But if you really really desire to leave I'll give you one more chance."
You're sure you chose the third door. The one that said 3. You try to focus your eyes into the shadows hiding me, to see me again.
"What chance?" you ask, your voice but a whisper.
"Another chance to get out of here for good, fair and square." I say as I step into the light. I have swapped my cane out for a wine glass with some red liquid in it.
I take a swig of it, and hand it towards you, "Here my dear, you must be thirsty from your last payment. This will help sooth your throat a bit" I set it down on the corner of the table closest to me, with a sincere smile on my face.
Your throat burns for something, anything to soothe it. But you don't want to step closer to me if you can avoid it.
"But at what price?" you ask.
You have other questions you're afraid to ask. I said you wanted to be my plaything, but you don't even know what that means.
"A small price." I push the drink closer to you.
"Here, have a drink first." I put on my normal charming voice.
The drink is a strong one for the biggest of men, but barely registers for me. "Have a drink and lay on the table love."
Tears are already in your eyes once again. You see a tear drop silently onto the desk as you look at the glass. You know you don't have a choice and slowly reach for the glass of wine, raise it.
"Lie on the table, and you'll set me free?" you ask, refusing to look at me.
"Yes. I always keep my word." I say as sincerely as I can. The evil glint returned to my eyes.
You blink more tears from your eyes and take a long drink of the wine. It's very strong, but it calms you. Keeping an eye on me, you move to the edge of the desk and sit, then like on your back. Immediately you begin to tremble, just a little.
"Now, please..." you whispered.
Seemingly out of nowhere straps appear and it's locked on your ankles in an instant. I grab one of your wrists and start putting that in a heavy leather cuff too. It's pretty loose though allowing you plenty of free movement... For now.
You rear up in horror, thrashing about trying to push me away with your one free hand. "Monster, liar," you gasp. "Get away from me, let me go."
"Ah tatatata." I cut you off. I'm in your face, "I ALWAYS keep my word, don't you EVER call me a liar again."
I easily pin your other arm above your head and toss the chains aside, this is much more exhilarating.